IHSA Week 8: 248 Illinois teams clinch playoff spots

Week 8 playoff count

The Illinois High School Association’s Week 8 playoff outlook lists 248 Illinois high school football teams as playoff clinchers. Those teams had secured spots in the postseason by the eighth week of the football schedule.

What the count means

A playoff clincher is a team that has already earned a place in the IHSA postseason. The Week 8 count provides a statewide total rather than a prediction about which teams will advance through the playoffs.

The list covers Illinois high school football at the Week 8 point of the season. Teams that had not clinched by that point are not included in the 248-team total.

Statewide snapshot

The 248 clinchers mark the size of the postseason field that had been established by Week 8. The count can change as the regular season continues and more teams secure playoff spots.

The Peoria Journal Star reported on the Week 8 playoff outlook.